Nico was more excited to go swimming than I had ever seen. As we pulled away from the dock, he was howling and talking in the front of the boat the entire way to the sandy beach we take him to swim. He even jumped off the front of the boat into the water before we got to shore. We played fetch and romped around in the water for several hours. He is putting serious wear on his Ruffwear Lunker toy that I got him for Christmas. I hope it lasts through the summer, but we may need to get a replacement. I prefer it over the hard bumper toys we’ve had in the past because it is more gentle on his mouth, and he can grip it much better. But he also likes to chomp down on it super hard and has put a lot of holes in it. We keep it in the boat and he often just walks around the boat with it in his mouth. He’s a funny little dude.

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